Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-22
MANGANESE AND IRON.
Gsorgia's Richest Orc Beds to be Developed
on Grand Scale,

Gsorgia's Richest Orc Beds to be Developed
on Grand Scale.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 17.-By far the
most important enterprise that has been
inaugurated IN Georgia since the war is
now fully under headwsv, and is being
pushed with much vigor and determine
ton by a syndicate composed of the pres
idents of two banks and ten other of the
most substantial citizens of the state.
The origin of this enterprise is the pur-
chase recently OF what is known as the
Etowah property, three miles from Car
tersyille and about fifty miles from
Atlanta. Tie property consists CT about
seventeen thousand acres OF the choicest
mineral and most productive agricultural
lands in Georgia, q large portion of
which is covered by dense forest of oak
and pine timber. Much ofthe tract fronts
on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and
before the war short railroad, built by
the owners Of the property, ran through
q portion of the tract 10 several mines and
furnaces viii h were then being operated.
General Sherman in his march to the sea
destroyed the road. At that time several
furnaces and rolling-mills were in sue
cessful operation, the product of which
which was sold in Georgia and adiace Mt
states. During the war a considerable
portion of the product of these mines WAS
used in making hOrse-shoes.
The Etowah lion and Manganese Com
pany, which has recently acquired
THIS MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY.
viii commence ct once to lay iron on the
old road-bed, and extend the line through
the tract so as to give ample facilities for
tie development of every acre of this i'm
mense territory. A large force of hands
will be put to work building this line as
soon as the survey which is now going on
is completed. Negotiations are now being
made for the construction of several hun
bred houses for the use of the operators
who will be employed in the various enter
prises that Will soon be established there.
The Etowah river, noted for its immense
water power, runs through the greater
portion of the land, besides which several
smaller streams, giving additional water
power traverse the property, and after
enriching the lands through which they
run. flow into the Etowah. Four miles
OF this river show fall OF seventy feet,
and furnish a water-pOwer CT nearly
twelve thousand horse at the lowest stage
OF water. The character of minerals to be
found is principally iron and manganese,
while vast quantities OF bsryts, ocher,
limestone, sandstone, tale and asbestos
are to be found in every section.
The manganese Is of the best quality,
many samples of which yield SO per cent.
of manganese metal. and is found in i'm
mense quantities, SO much so that the
supply is believed to be eXhauStless,
Several large shipments of il have been
made to Europe, and there is ready de-
mand for all that can be taken out. These
deposits of manganese are thought to be
all that there are in Georgia, and in con-
sequence their value can not be overeSti-
mated. To make any kind of showing in
taking out this wealth of manganese il
will require the removal of
SEVERAL MILLION TONS,
and then an abundance Will be left to
supply even the most eXOrbitant demands.
The iron ore to DE had on the property
not only abounds in vast and measureless
quantities, but the output from the var
ious openings that have been made show
:. a remarkable variety in the way of quality
J The heavy growth of oak and pine timber
which covers acorsideraCle portion of the
tract will furnish an abundance OF char
coal, and several charcoal chemical fur
naces will be constructed at once, so as
TO utilize the wood. Besides this, the
company will construct an immense
smeltlng-mill for manganese and another
for iron ore. Another enterprise which
will be established will be
$1,000 600 ROLLER-MILL
for the manufacture of steel rails, and
several other mills for the production OF
merchant and har-irOn Other enter